The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: David Black Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.davidblackagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: William G. Boykin, Tom Morrisey, Michele Reiss, Lisa Bedford, Erik Larson, Jai Pausch

💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Narrative Nonfiction, LGBTQ, Self-Help, Sports, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Dr. Kathleen Smith, Tara Ison, Eugene Lee Yang, Cory O’Brien, Hannah Sloane

💼 Agency: Tessler Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.tessleragency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Michele Owens, Guy Winch, Kelly Lambert, Brian Alexander

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/rene-kooiker

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients:

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Azantian Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.azantianlitagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryTracker

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Catherine Con Morse, David Campbell, Emily Hamilton, Marisa Catalina Casey, and more.

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Olivia Laing, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Elliot Ackerman, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ramona Ausubel, Rachel Aviv, Wajahat Ali, Namwali Serpe

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Gernert Company

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.thegernertco.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Previous clients: John Donvan, Ophira Eisenberg, Elizabeth Green, Josh Levin, Caren Zucker

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/michael-levine/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Silken Laumann, Mordecai Richler, Adrienne Clarkson, Wade Davis, Alan Doyle

💼 Agency: The Stuart Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.stuartagency.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email or online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports

Previous clients: Kathleen Parker, William Dietrich, Maia Szalavitz, Kevin Guzman, Kenneth Kamler, Leonard Felder

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.amsterlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir

Previous clients: Robin Chotzinoff, Margaret Leslie Davis, Sandi Ault, Kim Boyce